Deputies rushed into the packed courtroom to maintain order. The judge and Torres were immediately escorted out of the room for their safety. Other people, who shouted curse words at Torres, also were led out. Deputies pulled Hassanen's father out of the courtroom as he shouted.

After the outburst, Ray Morrogh, the Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney, said he sympathized with the Hassanens.

"I just feel for those people. They're so nice. They're so nice," Morrogh said, shaking his head.

“She think about other people, but today she's not with me. I lose her. But we say Alhamdulillah," Hassanen continued, using the Arabic expression for "Thanks be to God."

"Alhamdulillah," the crowd echoed.

"Alhamdulillah," Hassanen repeated, to the crowd's echo again.

People assembled outside the courthouse -- many of them teenagers -- held posters with photos and drawings of Hassanen on them. In some of the drawings, Hassanen wears a hijab with the American flag printed on it.

The night Hassanen was killed, she was walking in a group of about 15 teenagers during a break from Ramadan prayers. A driver approached them and began arguing with one of the boys in the group, police said.

Torres chased the group in his car and drove onto a curb, police said. He got out of the car with a baseball bat and hit Hassanen with it, police said.